When cells proliferate, genomic DNA is precisely duplicated once per cell cycle. Abnormalities in this DNA replication ...

Research shows synthetic chromosomes can be transferred to human cells with potential to improve viral resistance ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

A new study reports that the locations where genes begin are particularly prone to mutations, and these genetic changes can ...

Scientists discovered that the first 100 base pairs of human genes are unusually prone to mutations, especially during the ...

Human gene maps contain major blind spots because they were built largely from the DNA sequences of people with European ...

In 2002, evolutionary biologist Jenny Graves shared a controversial calculation. The human Y chromosome, she wrote two years ...

In this series, ‘Genomics 101’, we go back to basics and explore some of the most important topics in genomics. In this blog, ...

Many of the ancient southern Africans, including those who lived between about 10,200 and 1,400 years ago, "fall outside the ...

Scientists read ancient DNA from South African hunter gatherers and found a very early human branch that shaped survival ...